The India U17 men’s team rounded off their friendly tour of Myanmar with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over the hosts in the second match at the StarCity Sports Club in Thanlyin, Myanmar, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Captain Dallalmoun Gangte put the Blue Colts ahead in the first half. An …
Read More »Blue Tigresses’ Kolkata debut brings Russia test and chance for a new generation!
For the Indian women’s national team, Thursday’s meeting with Russia is an opportunity to test a new generation against stronger opposition. For Kolkata, it is a chance to welcome the Blue Tigresses for their first-ever international appearance in the city. India, ranked 69th in the world, face 27th-ranked Russia at …
Read More »arunfoot: Candid Football Conversation #1688 India lose 1-6 to Uruguay in friendly!
Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts the Indian Football men’s national team losing heavily 1-6 to Uruguay at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday night.
Read More »Thapa gives India their moment, Uruguay take the night!
Anirudh Thapa reached the loose ball first, guided it beyond Uruguay goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo and turned towards 37,307 spectators roaring at the sight of India level with Uruguay. For a brief spell on Tuesday, the Blue Tigers had given the two-time world champions a contest. Lightning halted it soon afterwards. …
Read More »arunfoot: Candid Football Conversation #1686 India to face Uruguay in friendly!
Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts the Indian Football men’s national team set to face Uruguay at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday night.
Read More »arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #1685 Indian Football & more discussion!
Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about the latest in Indian Football, Transfers, and more football news.
Read More »India’s Young Tigresses rout Iraq in record-breaking goal spree!
The India U17 women’s national team began their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers campaign on a rousing note, demolishing Iraq 14-0 in a record-breaking effort at the MP Selayang Stadium in Selayang, Malaysia, on Monday, October 5, 2026. Anushka Kumari, Silky Devi Sorokhaibam, Thandamoni Baskey and Nira …
Read More »Ten years on, Forlán returns to an India he believes can grow!
Diego Forlán remembers India differently from most visiting national-team coaches. He remembers it from inside the dressing room. He remembers travelling across the country with Mumbai City FC, playing in the Indian Super League, coming to Kolkata and seeing stands filled with people who cared deeply about football. Nearly a …
Read More »Sleepless after Brazil, Akash Mishra turns focus to Uruguay!
Akash Mishra did not sleep on Saturday night. The Brazil game was over, the photographs had been taken, and the occasion that Indian football had waited so long for was already slipping into history. But for Mishra, there was little romance left once the final whistle had gone. India had …
Read More »India’s run against World Cup teams has one final act: Uruguay!
Two matches down, one to go. India’s run against World Cup opposition reaches its final act on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, when two-time world champions Uruguay await at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. The match will kick off at 19:30 IST and will be broadcast on the Sony …
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